Red Faction

Buy86%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Volition · Action · Aug 6, 2009

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$1.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Red Faction?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is simple but effective, focused on rebellion and corporate control.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game is an FPS with good maps and several different weapons and vehicles.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For players who enjoy old-school FPS design without complex progression systems, this offers solid value.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics for this game are beautiful if you play with a source port.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is subtle and supports the action without being too distracting.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The stock multiplayer maps are quite good, and really allow you to take advantage of the destructible geometry to forge shortcuts, traps, and to access otherwise inaccessible weapons and modifiers.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story87 reviews
Combat73 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Multiplayer26 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
84% still recommend
Performance
85% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Crashes
88% still recommend
Interface
57% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.99$9.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.99